Help every student learn how they learn best
With built-in accessibility features, Google for Education helps students and educators to customise their learning tools and create inclusive learning environments so that they can learn, teach and collaborate with confidence.
Display and vision
Features that enable high-contrast, screen readers and dictation help people who are blind or low vision access information and collaborate.
Google Workspace for Education features
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Type with voice
Write and edit content by speaking instead of typing across Workspace tools like Google Docs.
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Screen reader
Google Workspace tools are optimised for popular screen readers so that you can navigate content and collaborate.
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Braille display
Connect a braille display to read and edit files on Google Docs, Sheets, Slides and Drawings.
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Add alt text
Add alt text that vividly describes images, drawings and graphics for those using screen readers.
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Colour inversion
Set dark mode in Gmail, or use colour inversion mode in your operating system or on your browser.
Chromebook features
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Select-to-speak
Choose specific lines or sections of the screen to be read aloud.
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Reading mode
Use Chrome's reading mode to enlarge text and line height to make it easier to read.
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ChromeVox
Navigate content in the built-in screen reader with shortcut keys.
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Screen magnifier
Make on-screen content easier to see by making up to 20 times bigger.
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Dictation
Dictate anywhere that you might otherwise type, like the browser search bar or Google Docs.
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Cursor highlight
Make your cursor easy to spot by adding a coloured ring around it or change the colour of the cursor.
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Colour inversion
Invert screen and text colours for sharper contrast and easier reading.
Motor and dexterity
People with motor disabilities and dexterity impairments can enter information using touch and voice settings.
Google Workspace for Education features
Chromebook features
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On-screen keyboard
Type or handwrite text and add images to files, documents and emails with an on-screen keyboard.
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Touchpad settings
Customise your touchpad by enabling automatic clicks, tap-to-drag or tap-to-click functionality.
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Keyboard settings
Access quick functionality with one tap using action buttons like the Search key or the Refresh key.
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Sticky keys
Use keyboard shortcuts one key at a time or in a sequence when you turn on sticky keys.
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Switch Access
Use Switch Access to scan the items on your screen until you use a switch to make a selection.
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Touch input
On touchscreen Chromebooks, tap the screen to move the cursor and enter text.
Cognitive and spoken feedback
Tools that enable students to adjust sensory inputs and outputs, such as voice control, verbal feedback and colour shifts, help people with learning and cognitive differences and disabilities to access information
Google Workspace for Education features
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Type with voice
Type and edit by speaking in Google Docs or in Google Slides speaker notes.
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Captions
Display the speaker's words in real time in Google Slides, Meet and Drive.
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Transcription
With a paid edition of Workspace, get an automated meeting transcript to help people with limited working memory or those who need more processing time.
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Note-taking
With a separate note-taking application like Google Keep, turn images into text and organise information into colour-coded notes.
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Auto features
Use features like auto-correct, auto-completion, spelling and grammar checking, along with Smart Compose and Smart Reply.
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Chips in Docs
With chips and building blocks, get help organising information quickly, or add voting, timer and stopwatch chips to have an all-in-one experience.
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Google Fonts
Add fonts like Andika, Lexend and Atkinson Hyperlegible to Docs, Sheets and Slides for better readability.
Chromebook features
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On-screen keyboard
Type or handwrite text and add images to files, documents and emails using the on-screen keyboard.
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Select-to-speak
Choose specific lines or sections of the screen to be read aloud or read all the on-screen content.
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Dictation
Dictate instead of type across Workspace tools like Google Docs, Google Slides and your search bar.
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Reading mode
Open web pages in a reader-view panel within Chrome browser so that you can resize and customise text as you need.
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Note-taking
With a separate note-taking application like Cursive on ChromeOS, capture, edit and organise notes or pin your favourite apps.
Audio and captions
For people who are Deaf or hard of hearing, or need help concentrating, many Google Workspace and Chromebook features have options to automatically generate captions or add human-generated caption files to video.
Google Workspace for Education features
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Closed captions
Turn on captions in Google Meet and Google Slides to view subtitles as people speak during a meeting, or add caption tracks to a Drive file.
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Generated transcripts in Google Meet
With a paid edition of Workspace, get an automated meeting transcript to help people with limited working memory or those who need more processing time.
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Multi-pin in Meet
Use multi-pin to view a presenter, presentation and their sign language interpreter at the same time.
Chromebook features
Learn more about Google's accessibility tools and features
Google Workspace for Education
Use built-in features to aid learning and comprehension
Chromebooks
Access and personalise custom settings across devices
Google's commitment
At Google, we're committed to making the world's information universally accessible for everyone. We believe in building products with and for the disability community, so that we can identify the ways that our technology can be truly helpful.
Help all students by minimising learning barriers
Give every student the opportunity to learn with confidence, actively participate in class and bring their ideas to the table.
Promote student agency and independent learning
Help all students achieve their learning goals by providing them with support that meets their unique needs.
Accelerate learning with intuitive and inclusive tools
Provide students and educators with accessibility tools and features that are easy to customise and use.
Accessibility is part of our DNA
Download this quick guide to our built-in, easy-to-manage accessibility tools that work seamlessly across Google Workspace for Education and Chromebooks to share the power of the personalised learning experience and the difference that it can make for teachers and students worldwide.
